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Family Kayaking in Piermont

Today we did more or less the same route that I did with Jason a while back. I ended up getting some great Heron shots:

Here’s a closeup of the first one in the above series:

We paddled out into the Hudson:

After exploring the southern estuary, we returned to Sparkill, where Baila and Mommy splashed each other:

Looking at Google Maps, I noticed a boat on Sparkill (on the right) that was darker than the docked boats on the left side of the image. I suspected that the boat must be wrecked and sitting on the bottom of the creek:

After coming back in from the Hudson, we found the boat:

At the end of our trip, we ran into a Giant Egret:

I asked Trish to get close so it would take off so I could get some pictures of the bird in flight. He refused to be intimidated:

We had a great time!